What is my Enneagram Type?

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1 What is my Enneagram Type? READ the following statements about each enneagram type and make a note of which type is most like you most of the time. Work quickly through the statements, don t over-analyse them or think of exceptions. It is ok to choose more than one type.

2 Type One: Perfectionist 1. I like everything to be as perfect as possible. 2. I work very hard to get rid of my faults. 3. I find I apologise a lot for all sorts of things. 4. The adjective that describes me best is probably finicky. 5. It upsets me enormously when people are not fair. 6. I always think I m not good enough to merit other people s love. 7. I find it difficult to relax and take time out. 8. I have an inbuilt conscience that continually nags at me. 9. I identify with reformers and all those who fight for what is right. 10. Finding the least flaw in something puts me off. 11. I see things in terms of black and white rather than shades of gray. 12. I rarely have enough time in which to do everything I need to do. 13. I get upset when things are not the way they should be. 14. I m a warrior. 15. I like to be right. I don t like to be wrong. 16. I resent it when people don t measure up to what they should be. 17. I can be very strict and puritanical at times. 18. I pay too much attention to details and minutiae. 19. I m always finding fault and noticing what is missing. 20. When things go wrong I keep analysing why. 21. I feel everyone should be honest, myself most of all. 22. I object strongly to wasting time. 23. I m continually blaming myself for not being better. 24. I m generally restless, striving continuously for what s beyond my grasp. 25. I am very resentful, sometimes unbearably so.

3 Type Two: Helper 1. I feel I m always the one who is reaching out and giving. 2. Helping comes naturally to me. 3. People can get close to me. 4. I often feel empty inside. 5. I have the feeling that I m not appreciated most of the time. 6. I m the counsellor, advice giver and sympathiser all rolled into one. 7. Being needed is important to me. 8. I can always be counted on to come to the rescue in a crisis. 9. Even my free time is given over to others. 10. Caring is my one big preoccupation. 11. I like to think I m self-sufficient. 12. I m a flatterer. 13. I d much rather give than receive. 14. It s possible that others think I m very emotional. 15. Sometimes other people just use me, and it gets to me. 16. I prefer not to dwell on my own needs and wants. 17. If I m honest I know I have a martyr complex. 18. I feel good about myself when I help meet others needs. 19. I m proud of my service to others. 20. I resent my time being taken from me. 21. I don t get openly angry but I do tend to manipulate. 22. I can become quite aggressive when people go against me. 23. My own needs are secondary to those of others. 24. People aren t always grateful for the trouble I take on their behalf. 25. I like to compliment people.

4 Type Three: Achiever 1. I move in the fast lane. 2. I m a natural when it comes to plans and organisation. 3. I like to know where I fit in and what s expected of me. 4. I am an excellent team worker. 5. My image is important to me; I like others to see me as a success. 6. I can lose my identity when over-involved with work. 7. I live and breathe success. 8. Plans can be more important than people. 9. I don t mind boasting about what I ve done or who I ve seen. 10. I m a quick and efficient worker and I m often envied in this regard. 11. I like to keep tabs on the progress I ve made. 12. Failure is to be avoided at all costs. 13. I find I neglect my inner world. 14. I often have to compromise in order to get others to come with me. 15. I have no difficulty in decision-making. 16. I think you need to be successful for others to take notice of you. 17. I am perfectly capable of bending the truth to suit my purposes. 18. I can be quite aggressive, especially with people who fail. 19. I tend to feel inferior if I m not on top. 20. I like starting projects and then passing them on to others to finish. 21. I project a good image. 22. I know what I want and I set out to get it. 23. People might not believe it but I suffer from a fair bit of anxiety. 24. I am very impressed by those who have achieved a lot in their lives. 25. I emphasise the positive and try not to remember my failures.

5 Type Four: Individualist 1. I genuinely feel quite special. 2. Experiences go deeper with me than with most. 3. I tend to do things with panache and style. 4. I sometimes feel I am locked in my past. 5. The symbolic in life attracts me. 6. I am often taken up with thoughts of loss, pain and death. 7. I find am emotional outlet in dramatic presentation or expression. 8. My mood swings from very high to very low - in between is dull. 9. People feel I look down on them and am somehow snobbish. 10. I am no stranger to depression. 11. I often seem to whinge about what is going wrong in my life. 12. I frequently wish I had others gifts and talents. 13. Anything that offends good taste offends me. 14. I am often misunderstood. 15. I like to surround myself with beautiful things. 16. I empathise so deeply with others that I can really feel their hurt. 17. Life is tough but I try to smile away the tears. 18. I rarely think of myself as being ordinary. 19. I tend to avoid fuss in my dress. 20. I do not seem to be as happy as others are. 21. Many people are just not able to understand how I feel. 22. I am more upset than most about the ending of relationships. 23. People think of me as being over dramatic. 24. I often wonder if I react to situations with enough dept of feeling. 25. I appreciate most art forms and consider myself artistic.

6 Type Five: Observer 1. I am often an observer rather than a participant. 2. I do not like sharing my feelings. 3. I need a lot of time to myself. 4. Giving comes hard for me. I prefer to accept, take and receive. 5. I tend to hoard what I know because knowledge is precious. 6. I am stingy with my time and frugal with my money. 7. I am good at getting a detached overview of complex problems. 8. My motto for problem solving is to think things through. 9. I work best on my own. 10. Deep down, I am scared of being empty. 11. I do not like to shout. It annoys me when I am told to speak up. 12. I find it difficult to ask people to help me. 13. I dislike being short-changed in anything. I like value for money. 14. I am not the pushy type. 15. I question everything to find out how things operate. 16. I sometimes lack tact. 17. I give the appearance of being cool detached and above it all. 18. I utter words like stupid, fool, when I am upset. 19. I am happy to let others start the ball rolling. 20. I am a magpie, picking up things that might come in useful. 21. I find small talk difficult and can clam up in company. 22. The grand design is more important to me than the concrete details. 23. Tend to think issues through before discussing them. 24. I do not speak as much as others so my views have to be asked for. 25. I am perplexed when asked to express my feelings.

7 Type Six: Loyalist 1. I am generally balanced in my views. 2. I make very few spontaneous decisions. 3. Loyalty to the group is very important to me. 4. I am sensitive, touchy and I do not like being crossed. 5. I often sacrifice my independence for security. 6. Fear looms large in my life. 7. I like knowing what is expected of me. 8. I take sides in an argument and always want to know who is on my side. 9. Without rules there s no knowing what people would get up to. 10. I am often riddled with doubt. 11. I feel I am a coward at times. 12. I am quicker than most at spotting trouble and danger. 13. My sense of duty often determines what I do or don t do. 14. I like to explore all the possibilities before taking action. 15. I support authority rather than go against it. 16. I come across to others as being a bit dogmatic. 17. I am shy. 18. I often change my mind. 19. I am often unaware of how direct I am, even though I see it in others. 20. I am overly serious. 21. Indecision prevents me from achieving much good. 22. I feel inhibited in many ways. 23. I envy those who can make quick decisions. 24. I prefer to stick to a timetable than to leave thing just happen.

8 25. I find I am probably more defensive than most people. Type Seven: Enthusiast 1. Most people are too serious; if you lighten up you brighten up. 2. I want people to think of me as a fun person to be with. 3. I have rarely met a person I couldn t like. 4. I love to daydream. 5. I am a good conversationalist with a fund of stories to tell. 6. I try to avoid painful situations. 7. You can never have too much of a good thing. 8. I am often complimented on being the life and soul of the party. 9. I am very open to people not suspicious or judgmental. 10. I was very happy as a child. 11. I like to get a quick response to requests I hate waiting around. 12. I make great plans. 13. I am much too optimistic a person to dwell on life s difficulties. 14. I am very much a child at heart playful and fun-loving. 15. I prefer my conversation light and cheerful, not serious and heavy. 16. I enjoy life to the full. 17. In spite of the hassle, things usually work out in the end. 18. Everything has its place in the grand design of the universe. 19. It is morbid to be sad for too long. 20. My plans are often a bit up in the air and short on concrete details. 21. I do not have the perseverance to match my enthusiasms. 22. People see me as superficial rather than substantial. 23. In my view the future holds great thing in store for us.

9 24. I like things to be nice and pleasant. 25. I don t like confrontations, I prefer to paper over the cracks. Type Eight: Challenger 1. I believe if you want something, you should fight for it. 2. People do not scare me if they need to be tackled, no problem. 3. I find it hard when I am told I have to change. 4. People bring their problems on themselves. 5. I am hard on people who hurt me and often punish them for it. 6. My initial response to requests is no, it gives me time to analyse. 7. I am a bit of a rebel - I don t always conform. 8. I am a hard worker. 9. I enjoy power and using it. 10. I am a bit coarse and crude at times earthy in the best sense. 11. If I am not satisfied I say so and make no bones about it. 12. In a group I always know who has the power and who has not. 13. I make decisions quickly, sometimes without having the full facts. 14. If things do not move along I soon get bored. 15. I am not slow to exploit other s vulnerable points if necessary. 16. I can t let sleeping dogs lie. 17. I am very protective of those in my care. 18. I am very strong on justice; injustice is unacceptable to me. 19. Introspection is frequently just a cop out for action. 20. I am a forceful person a good adjective would be aggressive. 21. I can make things happen and get projects finished. 22. I have a sensitive side, which I find hard to express. 23. I find it difficult to listen.

10 24. I am rough and abrasive and can grind others down. 25. I find it difficult to trust myself. Type Nine: Peacemaker 1. People see me as relaxed - a good adjective would be easy-going. 2. It is pointless getting upset about things. 3. I try to pour oil on troubled waters by minimising the problems. 4. I need a push to get started. 5. I have great inner peace. 6. One of my great gifts is that I am balanced and stable. 7. Manana (tomorrow) is a lovely word; things can always wait. 8. I generally take the easy way out. 9. I usually sleep very well. 10. Let nothing disturb you is a good motto. 11. Change upsets me a lot and I am difficult to move. 12. I really do not see myself as being very important. 13. I don t often get too excited or too enthusiastic about thing. 14. I tend to repress my feelings. 15. I often give the appearance of being drained of energy. 16. I am often indecisive not wanting to say yes or no. 17. I do all I can to preserve my energy. 18. I see myself as a mediator and peacemaker. 19. I am not very punctual. 20. I like to have time to myself to just sit and do nothing. 21. My attention wanders a bit so listening is difficult for me. 22. Never stand when you can sit or sit when you can lie down! 23. In general I resign myself to the way things are.

11 24. I tend to be forceful. 25. When you come right down to it people don t differ all that much.